Brian France Gives High Marks to Racing Product

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In a Sunday interview with FOX Sports, NASCAR Chairman & CEO Brian France described the current racing product as “markedly better.”

“I never give it a ‘10’ because we’re always a work in progress, but I think the racing (is) markedly better,” France said. “It’s our biggest challenge to balance the rules packages that offer the best style of racing for us, but we’re on our way.

“(There’s) a lot of cooperation with the teams like never before, putting a lot of emphasis on it, and we’re getting better results. We’re really happy with things.”

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Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk : Chase Race Ten – Monday, November 23, 2015

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Guests include, NASCAR K&N Pro Series owner, Bill McAnally, of Bill McAnally Racing to chat about their 2015 season in the East and West and perhaps a sneak preview of the 2016 season.

K&N Pro Series West driver, Todd Gilliland, chats about winning the season finale at Phoenix last weekend as a third generation driver in the Gilliland family.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining our round table is our Fan4Racing writer, Brian Eberly.

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight.

We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of NASCAR racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway, for the tenth race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, as well as the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series finales.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, November 23, 2015.

As always….Thanks for listening!

Fan4Racing with Catchfence NASCAR Weekend Preview : Chase Race Ten – Thursday, November 19, 2015

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Hey race fans, catch our NASCAR Weekend Preview with host Sharon Burton and Brian Eberly. Joining us is Chris Knight with the latest news from the track.

We’re chatting about all the hottest topics and what fans can expect at the track over the upcoming weekend of racing at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the tenth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,as well as the XFINITY, Camping World Truck Series finale.

When possible, we’ll bring  guests from around the NASCAR world to give their perspective too. Joining us is Johnny Davis, XFINITY Series founder and co-owner of JD Motorsports with Gary Keller chatting about their 2015 season and what’s next.

This is an interactive show, so give us a call at 929-477-1790 to join the conversation or tweet us your questions/comments during the LIVE broadcast or tweet @Fan4RacingSite or @beberly18.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Thursday, November 19, 2015.

As always….Thanks for listening!

Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk : Chase Race Nine – Monday, November 16, 2015

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Our guests include NASCAR Lira Motorsports drivers, David Levine, and Kyle Weatherman chatting about their NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway this coming weekend.

NASCAR K&N West 2015 champion Chris Eggleston at Bill McAnally Racing chats about his 2015 season and winning the series title at Phoenix International Raceway last Thursday night.

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala every Monday night 8:30 to 10 pm ET as we bring fans the smartest racing talk around on Fan4Racing Fan2Fan NASCAR & Race Talk! Joining our round table is our Fan4Racing writer, Brian Eberly.

NASCAR Hot Topic Sound Off is 10 to 10:30 pm ET with Sharon Burton hosting an interactive discussion with co-host Chris Knight.

We’re chatting about the hottest topics from the weekend of NASCAR racing at Phoenix International Raceway, for the ninth race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, as well as the XFINITY, Camping World Truck Series and the K&N Pro Series West finale.

Listen to our panel discussion with drivers, crew, and other racing personalities. Call 929-477-1790 OR tweet @Fan4RacingSite @Sal_Sigala @beberly18 or @Knighter01 with any questions or comments during our LIVE broadcast.

Our show begins at 8:30 pm ET on Monday, November 16, 2015.

As always….Thanks for listening!

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix Preview

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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

Next Race: Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500

The Place: Phoenix International Raceway

The Date: Sunday, Nov. 15

The Time: 2:30 p.m. (ET)

TV: NBC, 2 p.m. (ET)

Radio: MRN, SiriusXM Ch. 90

Distance: 312 miles (312 laps)

 

Party of Five: Harvick Goes for Fifth Straight Win at Phoenix

Pretty much automatic at Phoenix International Raceway, Kevin Harvick will go for his fifth straight win at the one-mile track in Sunday’s Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup cutoff race. With a visit to Victory Lane on Sunday, Harvick would join NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (Richmond, 7) and Darrell Waltrip (Bristol, 7; North Wilkesboro, 5) as the only drivers to win at least five consecutive races at a single track.

Currently third on the Chase Grid, ten points above the cutoff line, Harvick is trying to advance to the four-driver Championship Round race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to defend his 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title. Regardless of how the rest of the field performs at Phoenix, Harvick can clinch a Championship Round berth with a finish of second or better; third and at least one lap led; or fourth and the most laps led. Continue reading